Another Raw food thread

[FastDogz 155]

Right ive had my Greyhound on gently weaned onto raw diet.

 

I started him off mixing his naturediet/natures Menu with the frozen RAW meats from P@H.Hes doing well..perfect shits ect ect.

Just wondered would now be ok to start introducing kidney/heart/Ox tounges ect?

 

Also the veg ..I dont have a blender so is there any other way apart from liquidised how i can feed the veg?

 

And...He dosnt have bones..Tried him with a knuckle bone the other day and you guess it he bit enough off to choke on..

 

Gunna try and get a hold of some big beef bones.

But until then anyone know where i can get some DECENT priced bonemeal?

[madhunter 16]

mince veg with meat or chop up very small or maybe try getting a juicer do you and the dogs thats what i am getting ps most greyhound tracks have guy selling gear so you should be able to pick up bonemeal from him

[Guest MOLLY]

And...He dosnt have bones..Tried him with a knuckle bone the other day and you guess it he bit enough off to choke on..

 

Gunna try and get a hold of some big beef bones.

Dont get any big beef bones....the same thing will happen as did with the knuckle bone.

The only bones i & most barf people will use are lamb ribs and neck, The are much softer, and dont splinter.

MOLL.

[Vermin Dropper 2]

chicken/ turkey carcases, chicken/ turkey necks, turkey wings, whole fish, pork neck bones, pigs trotters, lamb breasts/ ribs, tripe, All good tucker

 

Forgot to add, ox heart too,

Edited October 24, 2006 by Vermin Dropper

[Guest Frank]

Whe i had lurchers, i use to feed them all on whole rabbits, venison (bones and all), sheep heads, scraps from butchers, tripe ( great energy food, BUT very smelly :sick:), chickehen, pheasent ect.

If i ran out or had none of these food items, Racer complete dog food, but only as a substitute.

 

Frank.

[Guest LamperJohn]

And...He dosnt have bones..Tried him with a knuckle bone the other day and you guess it he bit enough off to choke on..

 

Gunna try and get a hold of some big beef bones.

Dont get any big beef bones....the same thing will happen as did with the knuckle bone.

The only bones i & most barf people will use are lamb ribs and neck, The are much softer, and dont splinter.

MOLL.

Its Not just choking you have to worry about with them big beef bones teeth can crack or snap off .there far to strong for the average running dog to chew on .my bitch as just cracked a side tooth for her troubles never again. john

[Guest samstheman]

Also the veg ..I dont have a blender so is there any other way apart from liquidised how i can feed the veg?

 

If your dog's got teeth, feed the veg as your family would eat it (though not too much, else your back yard will be full of d*******a - aka wild shites!!!!!!!!!!!

[Guest Ditch_Shitter]

Veg; As Sam seems to be suggesting. What I do - as I don't have a family to feed and don't bother with cabbage for myself - is either give it a steam or else, in a pinch, put it in a drip of water and micro wave it for five minutes.

 

Idea behind all this is to semi break down the fibre. Dogs don't digest veg of this nature so well, so 'part boiling' gives it the work they need done to better finish the job and assimilate it. Otherwise they will shit cabbage stalk.

 

No blender? Use a knife and chopping board, like I do

[FastDogz 155]

Hes doing well the Raw perfect poops apart from when i fed broccilli..Just a tad soft but no wild shits Ive been using the potatoe musher :11:

 

He had heart the other day and kindey yesterday in with his lamb...Toight hes having rabbit

Miced chicken and veg goes down a storm!!

 

Since been BAFRed hes had soo much energy i cant keep up...He used to be a right Lazy ass!!! :thumbs-up:

Edited October 27, 2006 by FastDogz

[Guest samstheman]

He had heart the other day and kindey yesterday in with his lamb...Toight hes having rabbit

Miced chicken and veg goes down a storm!!

 

Since been BAFRed hes had soo much energy i cant keep up...He used to be a right Lazy ass!!! :thumbs-up:

When you inviting us all for a meal then mate.......!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :11:

[pockets 0]

F**k the veg off out of it then i dont give mine any and they do not seem to be wanting!

[barney 0]

Like it Ditch Shitter!The look of horror on my daughter's face when I'm cooking cabbage or kale for the dogs is laughable...thinking about it tho the dogs get more veg(and a better balanced diet) than we do.She's also fairly pissed off that the freezer is now full of tripe/lamb/chicken wings rather than pizza and she has to actually cook her food,nae luck,eh?!

[paddybarr 77]

i have fed barf for the last 2 years but have never bothered with veg i carnt get my head round if dogs are meant to eat veg why do we after to pulp/cook ect?

[FastDogz 155]

He had heart the other day and kindey yesterday in with his lamb...Toight hes having rabbit

Miced chicken and veg goes down a storm!!

 

Since been BAFRed hes had soo much energy i cant keep up...He used to be a right Lazy ass!!! :thumbs-up:

When you inviting us all for a meal then mate.......!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :11:

Not in your lifetime old pal!!!

 

Well its typical women thing...The dogs gets the expenisve stuff and i have microwave meals for one Hummmm tricky.

 

If there is no need for veg then ill not bother...was just going by the BARF website :thumbs-up:

[bigdazz 0]

veg is just for vitamins they dont get via meat ect but good old SA37 DO THE JOB GREAT i also give the lurcher some olive oil in the food now and again too